Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6
देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras
नमस्ते भगवन्नाथ क्रतवे सूकरात्मने । वसुंधरां जनाधारां मूद्धतो बिभ्रते नमः
namaste bhagavannātha kratave sūkarātmane | vasuṃdharāṃ janādhārāṃ mūddhato bibhrate namaḥ
敬礼いたします、福徳の主にしてナータよ。世界を復興する聖なる祭儀のため、猪（ヴァラーハ）の姿をお取りになった御方よ。万有の支えたる大地を御頭上に戴く御方に、重ねて敬礼いたします。
Suta Goswami (narrating the praise addressed to Lord Vishnu in the Varaha form within the Rudra Saṃhitā narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Mantra: नमस्ते भगवन्नाथ क्रतवे सूकरात्मने । वसुंधरां जनाधारां मूद्धतो बिभ्रते नमः
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Earth-lifting (bhū-uddhāra) motif: restoration of loka-order after submergence; avatāra as cosmic stabilization
FAQs
The verse models śaraṇāgati (reverent surrender) through namas—recognizing the Divine as the cosmic protector who restores dharma by bearing the burden of the world. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, such praise refines the pashu (individual soul) and loosens pasha (bondage) by cultivating humility and devotion.
Although the salutation here is to the Lord in a tangible, saving form (Varāha), it exemplifies Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to the Divine with attributes and acts. In Shiva Purana practice, the same devotional attitude is directed to Shiva’s Saguna presence in the Liṅga, where the devotee honors Shiva as the upholder of the worlds and protector of dharma.
A simple practice is japa of a namas-based mantra (such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the inner bhāva of offering the burdens of life to the Lord who upholds the Earth. As an auxiliary Shaiva observance, one may apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and perform brief stuti before Liṅga-pūjā, cultivating gratitude and surrender.